There are 16 retirement homes serving Fort Myers, Florida. This includes 4 in Fort Myers and 12 nearby. Retirement home living costs in Florida range from around $16 up to $145 daily, with an average cost running approximately $55. The per month cost averages around $1,650 and ranges between $467 and $4,356. On a yearly basis, the median cost is about $19,800, which is under the US average of $23,100.
Retirement home living costs in Fort Myers, FL typically range from $578 per month up to $4,180 per month, with an average cost of around $2,061 per month. That equates to a yearly cost of $24,734.
Located in Lee County, Fort Myers is a mid-size city in the State of Florida. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metropolitan statistical area. While the city itself is home to 224,256 residents, the surrounding metro area contains a population of 473,754. Residents over 55 comprise around 36% of the population.
The SeniorScore™ for Fort Myers is 79. The city has an average per capita income of $30,000. The median household income is $49,000 versus the average of $40,000 for the entire state of Florida. The current unemployment rate is approximately 11.05% and the median housing price is $142,500, which is much lower than the state average of $208,500.
Fort Myers has ideal mean temperatures, with very mild winters and very balmy summers. The city receives very large amounts of precipitation each year. Fort Myers has a very high rate of crime and better than average air quality in relation to other cities in the US.